Bolton Wanderers 4-1 Middlesbrough: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 4 April 2009

Result

Bolton Wanderers 4-1 Middlesbrough

Premier League · Saturday 4 April 2009, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Bolton Wanderers 4-1 Middlesbrough: match report

Bolton Wanderers won against Middlesbrough 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 4 April 2009. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Kevin Davies opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Bolton Wanderers's goals came from Kevin Davies (8'), Gary Cahill (43'), Matthew Taylor (78') and Ricardo Wayne Gardner (84'). Middlesbrough scored through Gary O'Neil (38').

Discipline: Bolton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Bolton Wanderers were 12th on 34 points from 30 and Middlesbrough 19th on 27 points from 30. Bolton Wanderers went on to finish that season 13th with 41 points, and Middlesbrough 19th with 32.

Bolton Wanderers lined up in a 4-4-2 and Middlesbrough in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Bolton Wanderers wins, 5 draws and 3 for Middlesbrough.

Going into the match Bolton Wanderers's last five read D-L-L-W-W and Middlesbrough's L-D-L-W-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Yellow card · Danny ShittuBolton Wanderers
  • 8'Goal · Kevin DaviesBolton Wanderers · 1-0
  • 38'Goal · Gary O'NeilMiddlesbrough · 1-1
  • 43'Goal · Gary CahillBolton Wanderers · 2-1
  • 57'Yellow card · Fabrice MuambaBolton Wanderers
  • 78'Goal · Matthew TaylorBolton Wanderers · 3-1
  • 83'Yellow card · Gary O'NeilMiddlesbrough
  • 84'Goal · Ricardo Wayne GardnerBolton Wanderers · 4-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bolton Wanderers 2, draws 5, Middlesbrough 3.

Team news

Bolton Wanderers line-up (4-4-2)

Jussi Jaaskelainen, Gretar Steinsson, Daniel Shittu, Jlloyd Samuel, Fabrice Muamba, Gavin McCann, Johan Elmander, Gary Cahill, Matthew Taylor, Ricardo Gardner, Kevin Davies

Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)

Emanuel Pogatetz, David Wheater, Robert Huth, Tony McMahon, Chris Riggott, Stewart Downing, Julio Arca, Sanli Tuncay, Jérémie Aliadière, D. Digard